Refuge on the Roper : the origins of Roper River Mission Ngukurr / Murray Seiffert
- Bib ID:
- 4388897
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Seiffert, Murray Wilfred, 1946-
- Description:
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- Brunswick East, Vic. : Acorn Press, 2008
- xvii, 179 p., [16] p. of plates : maps, ports ; 20 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780908284672
- Summary:
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"This book details the beginnings of Roper River Mission in the Northern Territory, now called Ngukkur, established in 1908 by the Church Missionary Society of Victoria. It describes what was involved in starting the mission, what were they trying to do, how they did it and the response of the original residents of the Roper River district."--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 162-166.
- Subject:
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- Roper River Mission -- History
- Church of England -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Ngukurr
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Ngukurr
- Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - 1901-
- Religions - Christianity - Religious education
- Settlement and contacts - Resettlement and removals
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Settlement and contacts - English
- Religions - Christianity - Anglican Church
- Settlement and contacts - Macassans and Indonesians
- Religions - Christianity - Missionaries
- Ngukurr (NT Top End Roper SD53-10)
- Roper Bar (NT Top End SD53-10)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11)
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2008
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